-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A passenger aboard Continental Airlines Flight 1404 described a scene of panic as the plane skidded off the runway while trying to take off and caught fire Saturday at Denver International Airport in Colorado .

Passenger Gabriel Trejos says he saw an engine on fire as the plane skidded to a halt .

`` Everybody was trying to get off the plane , '' passenger Gabriel Trejos told CNN affiliate KUSA . `` Everybody was yelling , ` The plane 's going to blow up , the plane 's going to blow up ! '' '

Only one of the 38 people taken to hospitals was listed in serious condition and none appeared to be burn victims , said Patrick Hynes , chief of the airport division of the Denver Fire Department . Bone fractures and bruises were the most common complaint , he said .

Trejos said when the plane hit the ground , he saw an engine on fire and seats buckling toward each other .

`` It just seemed like it took forever for the plane to stop , '' Trejos said . `` On my side of the plane I could see the engine , I noticed it was on fire . I could feel the heat coming from the window . '' Watch Trejos describe seeing engine on fire ''

Airport officials said it was too soon to determine the cause of the accident or the fire .

The flight was bound for Houston , Texas , and was taking off at about 6:20 p.m.

Firefighters found the Boeing 737 on fire , with its wheels sheared off , resting in a ravine about 200 yards from the runway , Hynes said .

`` They described a surreal scene when they pulled up , heavy fire on the right side of the aircraft , all chutes deployed from both sides of the aircraft , people evacuating and walking up the hillside towards them , '' Hynes said .

Hynes said the entire right side of the jet was on flames and `` a heck of a firefight '' followed .

`` There was significant extension of fire into the cabin portion , '' he said . `` There 's significant fire damage inside with the luggage department described as melting and dropping down into the seats . ''

Hynes said fuel from the aircraft leaked for several hours after the mishap , but the fire was out .

`` As far as we know , there were no fatalities and we believe no critical injuries , '' Denver International Airport manager of aviation Kim Day told reporters late Saturday . Watch airport official describe scene of accident ''

Continental issued a statement late Saturday saying it was collecting information about the accident . The 112 people on the plane included five crew members .

Planes resumed takeoffs and landings at the airport after the incident , although Day said a section of the airport will remain closed into Sunday . She suggested passengers call ahead for Sunday departure times since many flights may be delayed .

A team from the National Transportation Safety Board -LRB- NTSB -RRB- was on its way to the scene to start an investigation .

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NEW : `` I could see the engine , '' passenger says . `` I noticed it was on fire ''

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Continental jet veers off runway while attempting to take off from Denver airport

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Jet also caught fire in ravine 200 yards from runway

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Thirty-eight people were treated for injuries at hospitals